STAG Industrial (NYSE:STAG) versus LSL Property Services (OTCMKTS:LSLPF) Head-To-Head Survey

STAG Industrial (NYSE:STAG) and LSL Property Services (OTCMKTS:LSLPF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Risk and Volatility

STAG Industrial has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LSL Property Services has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares STAG Industrial and LSL Property Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STAG Industrial	23.94%	5.27%	2.81%
LSL Property Services	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for STAG Industrial and LSL Property Services, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
STAG Industrial	0	4	4	0	2.50
LSL Property Services	0	0	0	0	0.00

STAG Industrial currently has a consensus price target of $40.38, indicating a potential upside of 15.34%. Given STAG Industrial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe STAG Industrial is more favorable than LSL Property Services.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares STAG Industrial and LSL Property Services”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
STAG Industrial	$707.84 million	9.01	$192.85 million	$0.99	35.36
LSL Property Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

STAG Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than LSL Property Services.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.7% of STAG Industrial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of STAG Industrial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

STAG Industrial beats LSL Property Services on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About STAG Industrial

STAG Industrial, Inc. is a real estate investment company, which engages in acquiring, owning, and managing single-tenant, industrial real estate assets. It offers industrial real estate operating platform to real estate ownership. The company was founded by Benjamin S. Butcher on July 21, 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

About LSL Property Services

LSL Property Services plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of business-to-business services to mortgage intermediaries and estate agency franchisees, and valuation services to lenders in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Surveying & Valuation, and Estate Agency Franchising. The Financial Services segment offers compliance and other services to mortgage and insurance networks. The Surveying & Valuation segment provides valuations and professional surveying services of residential properties to various lenders and individual customers; data services to lenders; and asset management services, including managing the sale of residential properties on behalf of corporate clients and property investors. The Estate Agency Franchising segment offers brand marketing, and commercial and information technology support services under brands, including Your Move and Reeds Rains, as well as various local brands; repossession services; and conveyancing panel management and support services to its franchisees and their customers. It also offers business and domestic software development; and conveyancing packaging services. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.